Pathogen

a sanitation and certification program geared around four categories, manager, handler, alcohol and allergen (NRA, n.d.). This training program educates individuals on food preparation, safety procedures, food handling, contamination, foodborne pathogens and other food safety related…

individuals. Vaccines are of importance because they can eliminate diseases. Because of these reasons, I would like to encourage the members of the community to be sure they are properly vaccinated. A vaccine is a preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that are introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response. Medical professionals administrate vaccines as an oral spray, or nasal spray, but usually as an injection. One of the reason that vaccines are important is because they protect…

Chediak-Higashi syndrome is a Primary human immunodeficiency disease which is caused by genetic predisposition in an autosomal recessive pattern, where this describes any chromosome other than sex chromosomes where both pairs of the gene in each cell have underwent mutation. This disorder itself is a rare one, where about 200 cases of the condition have been reported worldwide. The parents of the person with this type of condition, autosomal recessive, carry one copy of the mutated gene, but…

food or drinks. The main role of HCI and other gastric juices is to break down the food we eat and cause the release of enzymes that further aid digestion. However, HCI has another important function; it protects our body from illness by destroying pathogens that are commonly found in foods. This ensures that we are protected from the food poisoning caused by salmonella and other harmful bacteria. Cilia: The human’s nose contains small hairs called cilia, that are only seen with a microscope.…

Obesity and its associated comorbidities such as heart disease and type II diabetes have become a major public health concern in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese; and 20.6% of adolescents age 12-19 are classified as obese”(CDC). As these numbers continue to grow, people are beginning to question the cause of this epidemic. There are several factors contributing to Americas weight problem including…

Whenever people hear the word burn, they imagine a sweltering sensation that is commonly associated with touching something hot, like a hot stove or a pot. However, It is more than just that: it is characterized as damage to our skin or even to deeper layer that can cause severe or permanent damage if it is not handled properly. It is the most common form of injury in the home, especially in children. The items that can cause burns are common household items that we interact with on a daily…

Show you’re Tats Our skin is made up of three main parts. The dermis, epidermis, the subcutaneous layer. The skin forms a protective covering over the entire body. An example of this is the water proofing concept. This simply indicates that the keratin in the cells helps prevent fluid loss from the body. Many have argued whether or not tattoos are hazardous to your health. A tattoo is created by puncturing the dermis layer of the skin and injecting ink. Not all cases are the same, and as a…

Name of Disease Pertussis, also commonly called Whooping Cough Description of Disease (taxonomic classification, and picture of pathogen Pertussis aka Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis from the Betaproteobacteria class and Alcaligenaceae family Scientists have found eight species in the Bordetella genus, and of those eight, three of them are known to be pathogenic to humans. The most common are B. pertussis and B.…

Anesthesia is a crucial component to ensuring the comfort and safety of a patient during a surgery, but anesthetic methods were not developed until around the time these photographs were taken. Prior to the implementation of an anesthetic, surgeons used a variety of methods to lessen their patients’ pain with some measure of success. Some managed to get their hands on various narcotics including opium, cocaine, and marijuana; they were all very useful for numbing pain, but extremely addictive.…

procedures were improved drastically, along with laboratory guidelines. Biosafety cabinets, or BSC’s, were introduced into laboratories and the instances of exposure went down to only two cases between 1948 and 1952. Much was the same for other pathogens. With the introduction of vaccines for diseases such as Q Fever and Franciscella tularensis, the instances of infection decreased even more (“Chapter 2”). With the continuing improvement of guidelines, rates of laboratory induced infections has…